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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the newspaper Lloyd is working for created?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1954.

2. How long had Herman's friend's novel been in the making?
(a) 40 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 30 years.

3. Who is Lloyd's wife having an affair with?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) A diplomat.
(c) A co-worker.
(d) A local artist.

4. What does Hardy find in Rory's place?
(a) A ring her father gave her.
(b) A bracelet her father gave her.
(c) A Rubik's cube her father gave her.
(d) A picture her father gave her.

5. What does Okley do with the article?
(a) He rewrites it.
(b) He runs it in its entirety.
(c) He cuts it down to a blurb.
(d) He trashes it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Herman and his friend meet?

2. Where does Lloyd go after learning of his son being without a job?

3. What is Lloyd not able to bring himself to do?

4. When did Herman's friend abandon the idea of being a writer?

5. What does Hardy conclude after finding what she found at Rory's place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Annika and Hardy argue?

2. Who is Herman Cohen in Chapter 4?

3. Where does Hardy find Rory?

4. What does Hardy volunteer to do for Rory?

5. Who is Hardy Benjamin and who does he have coffee with in Chapter 3?

6. What did Jimmy do in Arizona?

7. Who does Lloyd go in search of?

8. What does Ott buy in 1957?

9. Who is Arthur Gopal according to Chapter 2?

10. Why is Annika embarrassed for Hardy?

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